DOD
Qiagen Gets $600K From US DoD to Ramp up COVID-19 Test Kit, Reagent Manufacturing
The funds will be used to expand manufacturing capacity of enzymatic reagents and reagent kits at Qiagen's Beverly, Massachusetts, location.
For the Unknown
The Associated Press reports that family members are calling on the US military to use new DNA analysis techniques to identify unknown sailors and Marines who were on the USS Arizona.
Renalytix AI Lands US Government Contract for Kidney Disease Test
The firm said that the contract covers early-stage kidney disease testing that can be provided by more than 140 US government departments, agencies, and affiliates.
For the Unknown Soldiers
The New York Times reports that the US Department of Defense is to use genetic genealogy approaches to identify the remains of unknown soldiers.
DARPA program managers said they are developing different testing modalities that are crucially linked in their objective to facilitate more comprehensive and faster testing.